The screen will be a step up. The weight should be looked at if you have to lug it around, do you need the extra ports? Otherwise it’s really up to you.
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Apple Announces New MacBook Air With M4 and 'Sky Blue' Color Option
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Sure, and then spend another $200 to simply upgrade the memory. And then another $200 to simply upgrade the storage. And then another $200 to upgrade the CPU. And then another $200... You get the idea I'm sure.
Priceless for the one who has dogged pretty much in every M4 post on the mba.
You haven't noticed that the rest of the PC industry has been boldly moving in reverse over the past decade. It is fairly clear that Windows 11 refers to 2011.
I know, I support Windows 11 clients at work. Yes, my life is a nightmare.
MBPs are superior in every way except weight. Display, speakers, ports, brightness, bandwidth, available RAM, etc.
Purchase a M4 MBA to replace my M1 MBA. I will be set for another 4-5 years.
The 15-inch did not get a price cut in the U.S. Only the 13-inch did.
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Well I just look at the trade in value now at $125 until April 2 - I may go with it since I also get a military vet discount.
None of that has mattered to me except ports. I use it docked in clamshell mode 90% of the time when home, and even when it's not, the screen isn't better enough to convince me to spend more $.
Got a Sky Blue one ordered for the wife: 15", 24 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD. Although, I'm considering a MBP for the price. Choices. The light blue color is a draw, as is the slightly lower weight of the MBA.
When you consider the amount of inflation that has happened in the last three years and the threat/reality of tariffs being imposed, I actually think it is a bit incredible that the base M4 MBA is $999. Between this and the base M4 mini being $599 Apple is coming hard for increased market share. These machines are going to move the needle in a big way. And with the power of the M4 chip in them, these are going to be powerful enough for casual use for a long time. Once they start to really trickle into the used market in four years or so, wow Apple is going to grow its user base significantly.
How have you got them specced? At 16/512, it’s $400 difference for the 13”. But maybe you’re talking about the 15”?
I’m sympathetic to the argument that $200 is not that much difference for a computer you’re probably keeping at least 3-5 years, but at the same time, why spend money that won’t change your experience at all?
Honestly, it sounds like either would be totally fine for you, so probably no wrong choice here.
Honestly, I think it's easy to be a critic but Apple hit a home run with this one. 16GB RAM Standard, M4 chip is a beast. Upgrade storage and automatically upgrades the chip to the non-binned version. If you plan on a 16GB/512GB at $1199 is a hell of a machine. You simply aren't going to get anywhere near the performance in a similarly spec Windows machine.
For education purchasers, that is $1099. I couldn't think of a better all-rounder laptop for college students (except for a few who need specific hardware). The CMO of my publicly traded company uses an M3 MBA as her only device. She refuses to use anything else. These are absolutely excellent machines.
For education purchasers, that is $1099. I couldn't think of a better all-rounder laptop for college students (except for a few who need specific hardware). The CMO of my publicly traded company uses an M3 MBA as her only device. She refuses to use anything else. These are absolutely excellent machines.
Is it worthwhile upgrading to the new MBA? I've currently got a 15" 2016 MacBook Pro (touchbar)
Processor: 2.6 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7
Memory: 16 GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3
Storage: 250gb
Graphics: Radeon Pro 450 2 GB; Intel HD Graphics 530 1536 MB
I dabble in statistics & data analysis, usually in excel or SPSS with large datasets. Wanting ensure it will pump through analyses.
Processor: 2.6 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7
Memory: 16 GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3
Storage: 250gb
Graphics: Radeon Pro 450 2 GB; Intel HD Graphics 530 1536 MB
I dabble in statistics & data analysis, usually in excel or SPSS with large datasets. Wanting ensure it will pump through analyses.
Great upgrade coming from a m1 or earlier. Gonna keep my m3 though for a couple more years.
It wasn’t the most popular. Starlight and Midnight were. That’s probably why they got rid of it.
A new MBA would rip through it with great ease. You would definitely find this a nice upgrade.
I am disappointed for M4 MacBook Air users to lack another thunderbolt port, a 600 nits brightness, no nano texture option and no 20h of battery.
That’s not strictly true. Apple has maintained a $1=£1 price conversion for some time regardless of the actual exchange rate. Also the consumer protection laws do not replace Apple warranties which U.K. customers still have to buy.
As he’s typing on an Intel based windows laptop that heats his house when doing anything other than responding to posts on MacRumors. 😂
You mean trying to catch up to Mac’s with the arm processors that do okay on tasks not requiring good graphics hardware, but still lags on number crunching. Yea windows is a mess. My work machine recently upgraded to 24 H2 and broke printing.
It was not their most popular color. Far from it. Midnight and Starlight were the best selling colors for the M3.